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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971   
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If you can't come up with a way of connecting to the back, the slightly less elegant way is to put a spade terminal in one of the fuse slots.
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16th Sep 2015 1:35pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6486 
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Or this sort of thing:
http://www.advancedfactors.co.uk/caf1-circ...2156-p.asp 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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16th Sep 2015 1:37pm |
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| sraosha Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: Dar es Salaam Posts: 29 
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Thanks!
If this is a spade terminal, I have seen it already in a previous thread. However, it seems to stick out too much, so that the lid over the CJB won't fit anymore. Just had a look at the fuse-holding frames again and they seem to come out if one dis-engages the small clip on the bottom and and then presses the whole block of fuses into the CJB frame (to the back). However, I am not sure if I then can wiggle it back in again and am a bit hesitant to do this. Can't see also if the cables are long enough to pull the block out through the side of the CJB. Why didn't LR build it in a way that one can take out the whole CJB more easily since the empty fuse slots are there as an invitation to be used? Anyways, if there isn't a simple solution I might buy a spade terminal and modify it or build my own. Seems the easiest way to go. Cheers, |
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16th Sep 2015 2:59pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1294 
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I am using a terminal like the one Martin pictured and the lid closes without any problem
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16th Sep 2015 5:50pm |
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| sraosha Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: Dar es Salaam Posts: 29
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Kmac, ok, great! Just ordered 3 of those and will then most likely go this route.Not 100% elegant but still a professional solution it seems.
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16th Sep 2015 6:04pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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Or fit a VSR ? Will switch live when the engine is running
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19th Sep 2015 2:04pm |
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| sraosha Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: Dar es Salaam Posts: 29
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Hi bpman,
What is a VSR?? Tried to Google it but didn't find such a thing/term. Cheers, |
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19th Sep 2015 2:46pm |
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| Yannis Member Since: 02 Feb 2015 Location: Oxfordshire / Milan Posts: 402 
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Did you ever find a solution for your switched live?
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24th Nov 2015 1:21pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971
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Voltage sensitive relay. This sort of thing: http://www.pfjones.co.uk/towbar-electrics-charge-relay-tec3m.html Used to keep a caravan battery topped up, can be used for many other things. Usually adjustable so could be used to turn a two way radio off if the battery voltage drops too low for instance. |
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24th Nov 2015 2:01pm |
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| sraosha Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: Dar es Salaam Posts: 29
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So, yes - I did connect the EGT Gauge via a spade terminal. I used the slot of the side window fuse for it. However, while it generally works great, something strange happens; when I use the side window switch immediately after starting the car, then the Gauge will show the malfunction LED light up and it won't work until I turn off the engine again and start it anew. There are of course 2-3 free slots in the Central Junction Box as well, but thy have no wiring in the back and thus I would need to again remove the whole dashboard to get to the CJB. Hmmm… |
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25th Nov 2015 10:32am |
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